Some 23 hotels were under construction at Macao in the first quarter, according to official statistics issued Tuesday.
The figures released by Macao's Lands, Public Works and Transport Bureau also showed that another 36 hotel projects were under official assessment in the quarter.
The above mentioned 59 hotel projects are expected to create a maximum of 38,254 guestrooms and 13,861 parking lots.
Macao recorded 80 hotels, including 11 five-stars, at the end of 2006 and the number of guestrooms stood at 13,049, according to the statistics.
(Xinhua News Agency May 22, 2007)